Maria A Santos

*** ******* *** *** * Coral Gables FL 33134

786-***-****

adab28@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing, EDP University, Puerto Rico 2019

Skill Highlights

• Complete knowledge of patient care techniques and medical terminology

• Skilled in taking vital signs and obtaining specimens for laboratory testing

• Ability to assist patients in daily living activities

• Skilled in feeding, grooming, and nursing patients

• Excellent communication skills with an ability to interact and answers questions of patients' relatives

• Proficient in reading prescriptions, interpreting medical reports, and following instruction given by senior medical professionals

Professional Experience

12/2016- Present Opus Care of South Florida.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Provide high-quality patient care as an in-demand per-diem CNA within surgical, acute-care, rehabilitation, home-healthcare and nursing-home settings.

Preserve patient dignity and minimize discomfort while carrying out duties such as bedpan changes, diapering, emptying drainage bags and bathing.

Commended for chart accuracy, effective team collaboration, patient relations and consistent delivery of empathetic care.

Displayed strong clinical skills in assessing vital signs, performing lab draws and glucose checks, and providing pre- and post-operative care.

Adhered to safety guidelines; completed hospital’s three-hour Patient Safety Training Program.

Ensured the accurate, timely flow of information by maintaining thorough patient records and updating healthcare team on patients’ status.

Complied with HIPAA standards in all patient documentation and interactions.

11/1998-09/2015 Hospital Iluminado Rodriguez, Matanzas, Cuba.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Helping patients to take bath, get dressed, have meal, and perform daily normal routine

Assisting patients to shift from their wheelchairs onto their beds or vice versa

Maintaining a good rapport with the patients and making them involved in some entertainment or relaxation activities, so as to keep them occupied and remain mentally or emotionally healthy

Reading the prescriptions and following the instructions provided by the doctors and administering the medications or vaccinations to the patients

Besides, helping them to purchase or partake the meals as per the prescribed diet plans

Looking after the transportation arrangements of the clients coming to visit the facility

Providing clients with productive assistance and companionship during their journey.

Updating the records of the patients related to their personal information, health recovery progress, current health condition, etc.

Helped patients and their family members with apposite information on health care in various topics such as adjusting to infirmity or sickness, caring for babies and newborns, autonomous livelihood, preparing healthy food, etc.

Noted down the changes or progress in patients' condition and informed the same to the doctors

Ensured that the patients are provided with round-the-clock care

Maintained patients' confidentiality by keeping their information secret

Ensured regular execution of laundry and other related services for the patients.

Languages

Competent and proficient in Spanish

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office

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